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444 North Capitol Street, NWSuite 846
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 624-5835
Fax: (202) 624-6472
Contact: Jovita A. Tolbert
Email: noreply@ereleases.com
Website: http://www.nascsp.org
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The National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) is the premier national association charged with advocating and enhancing the leadership role of states in preventing and reducing poverty. NASCSP's vision encompasses the empowerment of low-income families to reach self-sufficiency in its broadest context, through helping states attain full utilization of their resources and implement an extensive array of services to these families, including weatherization, energy assistance, child care, nutrition, employment, state energy programs, job training, and housing in urban, suburban and rural communities.News from NASCSP:
NASCSP: Senator Coburn’s 2011 ‘Wastebook’ Misleads Americans About the Weatherization Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2011 — The following statement has been made by the NASCSP:
Senator Tom Coburn’s 2011 “Wastebook” is misleading and factually inaccurate in its assertion that the low-income Weatherizat…
NASCSP: Omnibus Cuts Made on the Backs of Low-Income Americans
Weatherization Funding Slashed by 60% for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2011 — The FY 2012 Omnibus Appropriations bill, filed late on December 15, 2011 by the House Rules Committee, contained a stunning 60% cut to the We…
Weatherization Assistance Program Seventh Highest Recovery Act Job Creator
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2011 — The federal low-income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) ranks seventh out of approximately 200 federal programs funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) in jobs created…
Poverty Rate Increases: NASCSP Calls for Bold Action to End Poverty
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2011 — On September 13, 2011, the Census Bureau released its annual Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage report, confirming a continued poverty rate increase over the majority of the last decade. In…
Minnesota Community Action Participant Gracey Ibarra Joined First Lady During Obama’s Jobs Speech
Ibarra represents Americans’ desire to receive training for good jobs and secure a stable future for themselves and their families
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2011 — Gracey Ibarra, a Community Action and Workforce Investment Act…
Senator Tom Harkin Awarded the NASCSP Appreciation Award
For his lifelong dedication and support of the Community Services Block Grant and Weatherization Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2011 — Senator Tom Harkin, (D-Iowa) was presented the appreciation award for his lifelon…
Cutting Community Action: A Surefire Way to Lose the Future
How the President’s Budget Proposal Jeopardizes the Nation’s Economic Security
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2011 — During his State of the Union Address, President Obama talked about “winning the future,” ho…
Don’t Compromise the Future: Community Action Is the Nation’s Best Hope to ‘Win the Future’
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2011 — The National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) believes that President Obama’s decision to cut funding for community action programs will hinder, rather than help, ou…
States See Steep Rise in Poverty and Income Loss
Urgent Needs Demand a Focused, Unified Solution to Support Struggling Families
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2010 — Yesterday the Census Bureau released its annual Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage Report revealing the mos…
Weatherization Network Weatherizes Over 30,000 Homes in June, Exceeding Goals
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2010 — The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) reached an important milestone in June and weatherized over 30,000 homes with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds, exceeding goals set for…